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Ministry of Jal Shakti
Madhya Pradesh village celebrates ‘Jal Utsav’ to welcome tap water connection
Yes! The smile is for real for the four-year-old ‘Muskaan’. It’s a first time in her life she is seeing tap water connection in her household. As her mother prepares to worship the tap, she could barely wait for the ‘pooja’ to be over, and insists to open the tap to enjoy & feel the first gush of water. Finally, her patience paid off; With one swish of the tap, clean water gushed out & Muskaan bursts into giggles and claps. “I can drink water during my playtime without pestering my mother for it”- gleefully chirps Muskaan! This is how freedom & ‘ease of living’ looks like for the four-year-old girl. Muskaan’s mother reverberates the same happiness. For her, the tap water meant better health for her kids and ample quality time for herself.
Damhedi village of Anuppur District of Madhya Pradesh celebrated ‘Jal Utsav’ to welcome tap water connections in their households on 15th January, 2021. The village was decked up with rangolis and flower decorations & villagers were in their finest clothes & tribal accessories. The festivities included tribal songs, dance & music which filled the whole atmosphere with the spirit of joy. The village which mostly comprises of tribal population has suffered paucity of potable water in their area since ever. But now, it’s a double dip of celebration for them as the availability of tap water has provided ‘ease of living’ to the community as well as has brought their revered river Narmada to their homes. Women were seen worshipping and bowing before the tap, as a mark of respect to their river deity. “I feel blessed as the mother river, lovingly called ‘Maiyya’  has come to my doorstep to bless me”- says a village lady.
Jal Jeevan Mission , the flagship programme of Union Government is ensuring safe drinking water to every rural household of the country. Jal Jeevan Mission envisages adoption of participatory approach for ensuring safe and sustainable rural water supply for every household. In this light Madhya Pradesh Jal Nigam is implementing 58 Multi Village Schemes  in about 6,896 villages in 34 districts to ensure the availability of water for drinking and other domestic purposes throughout the year. To take the mission forward, Damhedi -1 Muti Village Rural Water Scheme in Pushprajgarh block became functional on 15th January, 2021. The MVS is located in Anuppur district, which consists of 74 villages.
Jal Jeevan Mission  envisions that every rural household has drinking water supply in adequate quantity of prescribed quality on regular and long-term basis at affordable service delivery charges leading to improvement in living standards of rural communities. In Madhya Pradesh, to enhance the piped water coverage through tap water connections, the State Govt. has a robust plan to cover every rural household by 2024 so that the ‘Har Ghar Jal Gaon’ will be a reality of the rural Madhya Pradesh.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Visit of Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Honourable Minister of Information and Broadcasting, the secret behind Success Story of DDK Ahmedabad under Special Campaign 2.0
As a part of Swachhata Campaign and Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters  2.0 Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Honourable Minister of Information and Broadcasting, paid a visit to Doordarshan Kendra Ahmedabad on 29th September, 2022. The news of this visit has created tremendous enthusiasm among the officers of the ministry to the make the Campaign a grand success. Enthused by his visit DDK Ahmedabad has reported outstanding achievements under SCPDM 2.0 as follows
- The office has disposed of approximately 44 tractor loads of grass, wild growth and garbage from the campus.
- Many wild and poisonous reptiles were located in the wild growths and disposed of from the campus.
- The office has identified and disposed of 8558 kg of paper waste, 1250 kg of plastic waste, 1355 kg of wooden waste and 2755kg of metal wastes.
- The total revenue earned through disposing of waste materials is Rs20.40 lakhs till date.
- 1070 physical files have been reviewed and 94 physical files have been weeded out.
- Around 3900 square feet of indoor space and around 10000 square feet of outdoor space are likely to be freed during the campaign.
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UPSC
CISF AC  LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION, 2020
On the basis of the results of the written part of the CISF AC  Limited Departmental Competitive Exam, 2020 held by the UPSC on 01.03.2020, the candidates with the under mentioned roll numbers have qualified provisionally for Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards Tests. The result of one candidate , has been withheld in compliance with the Order of the Hon’ble High Court, Delhi.
The Central Industrial Security Force  will intimate to the candidates about the date, time and venue of the Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards Tests to be conducted by them. In case any candidate, whose roll number figures in this list, does not receive any intimation regarding the same, he/she may contact the CISF Authorities, immediately.
The marks and other details related to examination shall be available on the Commission’s website within 30 days from the date of publication of the final result i.e. after conduct of the interview by the UPSC and would be available on the UPSC’s website for a period of 30 days.
Candidates are also advised to intimate the change in their address, if any, to the CISF authorities at HQ: DG, CISF, Block No. 13, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003.
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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry launches ‘SamajikAdhikaritaShivir’&‘An Integrated Mobile Service Delivery Van’for Divyangjan and Senior Citizens
A ‘SamajikAdhikaritaShivir’ for distribution of aids and assistive devices to ‘Divyangjan’ under the ADIP Scheme and Senior citizens under ‘RashtriyaVayoshri Yojana’  of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India will be organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities  in association with ALIMCO and District Administration Chhatarpur at 12 Noon on 13.02.2022 at Government Higher Secondary School, No.1, Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh.
A total of 5286 aids and assistive devices valued at Rs. 2.33 crore will be distributed free of cost to 1391 Divyangjan and 553 Senior Citizens at Block/Panchayat levels by following the SOP prepared by the Department in view of COVID-19 Pandemic.
Hon’ble Union Social Justice and Empower Minster Dr. Virendra Kumar will be the chief guest of the function wherein, Union Minister will also launch ‘An Integrated Mobile Service Delivery Van’ whichhas been developed by the ALIMCO to provide “After-Sale Service” and undertakean awareness campaign on the use of Aids and Assistive devices and offering in-situ repairs/ correction /adjustment and fitting of Prosthetics and orthotics devices at the destination for the Aids and Assistive devices being distributed under the ADIP/RVY Scheme of Govt. of India, in Districts where the distribution of aids and assistive devices has been done in recent past to Divyangjans and Senior Citizens. Shri Pradumn Singh Lodhi, Chairman Madhya Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd.,and MLA, Badamalhera, Madhya Pradesh will preside over the function.
Shri Rajan Sehgal, CMD, ALIMCO, senior officials from ALIMCO, and District Administration will also be presentduring the function.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Vigilance Awareness Week 2019 kickstarts at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited 
“Integrity is a matter of personal choice” – former DGP, Shri D. Sivanandan
Chief Vigilance Officer , BPCL, Shri Sunil Jain and Former Director General of Police, Maharashtra, Shri D. Sivanandan jointly inaugurated the Vigilance Awareness Week 2019 by lighting the traditional lamp and taking the Integrity Pledge along with all staff members present, at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited  Corporate office on 30th October 2019.
In his keynote address, former DGP, Shri D. Sivanandan, stated that ‘Integrity’ is a matter of personal choice and that the first lessons on integrity are learnt by children at home when parents demonstrate integrity by ‘walking the talk’. He stressed that three ways to reduce corruption within the organizations are: simplification of rules and procedures, transparency and empowerment of public and effective punishment of the offenders.
CVO Shri Sunil Jain, in his inaugural address, spoke about the purpose of observing the Vigilance awareness week as a part of preventive and participative vigilance. He emphasized on individual commitment from each and every citizen to adopt ‘Integrity as a way of life’. He urged that all of us need to commit ourselves by being fair, just & transparent in all our public interactions.
Director , Shri K. Padmakar; Director , Shri Arun Singh; and Chief General Manager , Smt. Rajeswari P were other dignitaries of BPCL present on the occasion.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
MoHUA and CPWD monitor all Central Vista projects on a weekly basis to avoid delays
The status and progress of various ongoing works under Central Vista Master Plan are as under:
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Name of the Project
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Amount incurred so far 
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Physical progress
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New Parliament Building
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480.00
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44%
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Vice President Enclave
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9.00
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3%
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Common Central Secretariat Buildings 1,2 and 3
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243.00
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3%
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Redevelopment of Central Vista Avenue
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441.00
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80%
The total amount spent and expected to be spent on various works under Central Vista Master Plan since commencement of the work are as under:
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Financial Year
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Amount incurred / Likely to be incurred
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2019-20
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Nil
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2020-21
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419.55
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2021-22
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1423.00 
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2022-23
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2285.00 
All the projects are monitored by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Central Public Works Department regularly on weekly basis to avoid delays and any inconvenience to general public.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Kaushal Kishore, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves revision in the Funding Pattern of Delhi Metro’s three Priority Corridors of Phase – IV
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for revision in the funding pattern of three approved priority corridors of Delhi Metro Phase-IV projects, namely,  Aerocity to Tughlakabad,  R.K Ashram to Janakpuri  and  Mukundpur - Maujpur with sharing of land cost in the ratio of 50:50 between Government of India  and Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi . This is in pursuance of the amendments to Metro Rail Policy, 2017 applicable only for Delhi, in compliance to the Supreme Court order dated 06.09.2019.
The total cost of the project which is Rs. 24,948.65 crore remains unchanged. The contribution from GoI increases from the existing Rs. 4,154.20 crore to Rs. 4,643.638 crore resulting in a net increase of Rs. 489.438 crore. The amount of external loan from bilateral/multilateral agencies which DMRC has to repay increases from the existing Rs. 11,462.60 crore to Rs.12,930.914 crore with a net increase of Rs. 1,468.314 crore.
Background:
Three priority corridors of Delhi Metro phase-IV project were approved by the Government of India in March, 2019 at a completion cost of Rs. 24,948.65 crore. The funding pattern was kept in line with provisions of Metro rail policy, 2017. GNCTD in April, 2019 directed DMRC not to start work on the sanctioned corridors unless MoHUA revises the cost sharing pattern in tune with approval concurred by them.
After intervention of the Supreme Court, the work was started in July, 2019. The Supreme Court in its order dated 06.09.2019, upheld the provisions of Metro Rail Policy, 2017 regarding bearing of operational losses and repayment of external loan and currency fluctuation cost by the State in case the Special Purpose Vehicle  fails. The Supreme Court directed to make a departure from the Policy to be applicable only in the case of Delhi and to share land cost in the ratio of 50:50 between GoI and GNCTD. The relevant para of Metro Rail Policy, 2017 is also amended accordingly.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves the Investment Proposal of Rs. 5281.94 crore for 850 MW Ratle Hydro Power Project
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for the investment of Rs.5281.94 crore for 850 MW Ratle Hydro Electric  Project located on river Chenab, in Kishtwar district of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, by a new Joint Venture Company  to be incorporated between National Hydroelectric Power Corporation  and Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Ltd  with equity contribution of 51% and 49% respectively.
Salient Features
Government of India is also supporting the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir by providing grant of Rs. 776.44 crore for Equity contribution of JKSPDC in the JVC to be set up for construction of Ratle HE Project . NHPC shall invest its equity Rs.808.14 crore from its internal resources. The Ratle Hydro Electric Project shall be commissioned within a span of 60 months. The Power generated from the Project will help in providing balancing of Grid and will improve the power supply position.
Implementation Strategy
Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, to make the Project viable, will extend exemption from levy of Water Usage Charges for 10 years after commissioning of the project, reimbursement of State's share of GST  and waiver of free power to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in a decremental manner, i.e., the free power to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir would be 1% in the 1st year after commissioning of the Project and rising @1% per year to 12% in the 12th year.
Objectives
The construction activities of the Project will result in direct and indirect employment to around 4000 persons and will contribute in overall socio-economic development of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Further, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will be benefitted by getting free power worth Rs. 5289 crore and through levy of Water Usage Charges worth Rs.9581 crore from Ratle Hydro Electric Project, during project life cycle of 40 years.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 377
First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine administered to 95% of eligible population
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 164.35 crore
More than 49 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
In a landmark achievement, 95% of eligible population has been administered with first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the country. India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 164.35 Crore  today. More than 49 lakh  Vaccine Doseshave been administered till 7 pm today. More than1 Crore Precaution Doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries for COVID vaccination have been administered so far. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, congratulated the nation for the remarkable achievement. In a tweet, he said that India has achieved the record of administering the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to more than 95% of its eligible population. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, hard work of health workers and public participation, the country is continuously moving forward in this campaign.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10394063
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2nd Dose
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9842881
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Precaution Dose
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3071213
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18393093
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2nd Dose
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17184573
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Precaution Dose
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3262274
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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44281254
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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537788323
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2nd Dose
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396868742
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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199704035
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2nd Dose
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168949765
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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124468773
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2nd Dose
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105361520
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Precaution Dose
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3971360
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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935029541
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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698207481
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Precaution Dose
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10304847
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Total
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1643541869
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 27th January, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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230
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2nd Dose
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5266
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Precaution Dose
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81600
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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486
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2nd Dose
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10194
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Precaution Dose
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156167
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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543227
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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743166
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2nd Dose
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1989997
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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118434
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2nd Dose
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555794
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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77874
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2nd Dose
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333488
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Precaution Dose
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353882
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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1483417
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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2894739
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Precaution Dose
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591649
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Total
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4969805
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
208.57 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
25,90,557 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,05,058
Active cases stand at 0.24%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.57%
15,220 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,36,54,064
9,062 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
88.10 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 3,64,038 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Power
'Bijli Utsav' organized by REC in Assam as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
As part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ – to celebrate 75 years of Independence, REC Limited, a public infrastructure finance company under the Ministry of Power organized a ‘Bijli Utsav’ yesterday in Sonapur village of Kamrup district and adjoining villages in Assam. Numerous dignitaries such as Sh. Bipul Deka, President, Sonapur Gaon Panchayat, Kunjolata Deka, Ruhini Kr. Das, Ex-President Sonapur Gaon Panchayat and Mr Upen Bhatlya – Retired Principal graced the occasion.
The event witnessed speaker sessions by dignitaries and esteemed guests highlighting the benefits of electricity, the challenges faced during electrification in remote areas and how the quality of life improves with access to power. Beneficiaries from the villages were also invited on-stage to share their experience and views on how electricity has transformed their lives.
To engage with the villagers and children, various competitions and cultural programs were also held. Nukkad Natak was also performed to impart knowledge on subjects such as the benefits of electricity and its conservation, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Covid safety protocols. The event concluded with the distribution of LED bulbs as prizes to the winners of the competitions.
Given the large gathering, it was ensured that all Covid safety protocols such as social distancing and wearing of masks were adhered to. In addition, masks were also distributed to all the attendees.
About REC Limited: REC Limited is a Navratna NBFC focusing on Power Sector Financing and Development across India. Established in 1969, REC Limited has completed over fifty years in the area of its operations. It provides financial assistance to state electricity boards, state governments, central/state power utilities, independent power producers, rural electric cooperatives and private sector utilities. Its business activities involve financing projects in the complete power sector value chain; different types of projects include Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Renewable Energy segments
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
COVID has evoked worldwide interest in Yoga, Ayurveda and Naturopathy to build immunity and search for healthy lifestyle: Dr Jitendra Singh
Union Minister of State  Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that COVID has evoked worldwide interest in Yoga, Ayurveda and Naturopathy to build immunity and search for healthy lifestyle. Delivering the inaugural address at the Global AyushMela organized virtually by ASSOCHAM, he said that in the last 4-5 months the Western World has turned to India to explore the best practices of Alternate Medicine.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said that New India will become AtmaNirbhar in health care and will also contribute to the World in providing immunity booster mechanisms through the traditional medicine system. He said, COVID has reiterated and reemphasised the virtues of Integrated Healthcare and there is need to make it part of world medical regimes including that of WHO.
Dr Jitendra Singh said that ever since Narendra Modi took over as Prime Minister of India, he has brought to the centre stage the virtues of indigenous system of medical management. He said, it was Modi, who brought a unanimous resolution in the United Nations to observe International Day of Yoga, as a result of which Yoga has reached virtually every household across the world. He said, it was againPrime Minister Modi, who created a separate Ministry of AYUSH, considering the importance of indigenous medical management system.
The Union Minister said that the Himalayan, Hilly and North Eastern States of India have a very rich repository of medicinal herbs and plants and urged all the stakeholders to make use of them and promote the same at global level.
Dr. Jitendra Singh congratulatedDr Niranjan Hiranandani, President of apex industry body ASSOCHAM and Deepak Sood, Secretary General, ASSOCHAM for organising the Global AyushMela and urged them to make it truly global through virtual mode during the pandemic times.
Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH Shri Rajesh Kotecha said that government is actively considering growing Medicinal Plants in 10 lakh hectares at a cost of Rs 4,000 crore under mission Atmanirbhar Bharat.
In his address, Acharya Balkrishna said that Patanjali is working vigorously for promotion of Ayurveda at global level and pledged all support to all stakeholders.
Dr. Jitendra Singh also released ASSOCHAM-NABARD Knowledge Report on Medicinal Plants on the occasion. A new manufacturing unit of Kudrati Ayurveda of Yousuf Shaikh in Gujarat was also e-inaugurated.
Padam Shri H.R. Nagendra, Yoga therapist, academic, writer and the founder vice chancellor of Swami Vivekananda Yoga AnusandhanaSamsthana , a deemed university located in Bengaluru, Dr Muhammad Majeed, founder chairman of Sami-Sabinsa Group, Industry leaders and participants from various countries joined the webinar.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
88.34 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
23,529 new cases in the last 24 hours
Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.82%; Lowest since March 2020
India's Active caseload stands at 2,77,020; lowest in 195 days
Recovery Rate currently at 97.85%; Highest since March 2020
28,718 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,30,14,898
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 97 days
Daily positivity rate  less than 3% for last 31 days
56.89 cr Total Tests conducted so far